Sparkleberry Country Fair gives a peek of the past
Compiled by Mimi M.Maddock
Paul Towns yearned for the days when his family farmed with old two- cylinder John Deere tractors on a dairy farm in Cedar Springs, Michigan. After 20 years in the Army, he retired from Fort Jackson in 1994 and settled in Elgin. More...
It is rare to ever see a grebe on land. But as of April 1, 2008, four birds were recovered from across Columbia and taken to Carolina Wildlife Care for examination. Three pied- billed grebes and one horned grebe were found stranded in areas across the city, from the parking at Williams Brice stadi... More...
Will Sox, a sixth grade honor roll student at Northside Middle School in West Columbia, was selected to be a featured storyteller at the Storytelling Festival of Carolina in Laurinburg, NC on April 26- 27. Sox was one of three students from North and South Carolina who was chosen in auditions held... More...
Yesterdays Restaurant has confirmed the iconic man in the tub will return in time for the restaurant's 30th anniversary April 10, 2008. "Yep, he called us last week and told us he had to get out of town for awhile," said Duncan McRae, Yesterdays' owner. "I told him he can't just up and leave like... More...
Congressman Joe Wilson recommended Columbia's Don Tomlin to Bulgaria as its honorary consul in South Carolina. As such, Tomlin is the S.C. diplomat representing the interests of Bulgaria. The Bulgarian Ambassador to the United States, Elena Poptodorova, commemorated Tomlin's new role under the Vi... More...
One of the special social events of the season, The Carolina Cup, was not stopped by the rain on March 29, 2008. Women were decked out in their new spring dresses and wide brimmed hats, and men looked dapper in suits and hats at the historic Springdale Race Course in Camden, S.C. for some of the f... More...
In Sunday's edition of The State , Chief Blogger announced the obvious - they are losing money and cutting staff. A result will be fewer pages with fewer op- ed pieces and fewer letters to the editor. From now on, these popular editorial items will be shifted to their Website. More...
Cardinal Newman's Tommy Winterstein leaps for a throw as a Lakewood runner slides into second base. The Ridge View Blazers and Cardinal Newman Cardinals particpated in the Camden Classic over the Spring break holiday. Ridge View won the championship. Senior Jay Griffin pitched a complete game sh... More...
A team of engineering students from Keenan High School were big winners at USC's Central South Carolina Region II Science and Engineering Fair March 11. Keenan students Jordan Blyther, Baichard Donald, and Larry Russell won the grand prize in the team project category for their invention of the T... More...
In his Memoirs, Uncle Jay (J.K. Gourdin IV), described the food that was grown and prepared in Pineville during his childhood, the Depression years. In those days, there were few grocery stores in North Berkeley County and even fewer restaurants. There was always plenty to eat, but the fare was si... More...
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ANIMALS The Humane Society will host Mane Event April 25, 7 pm- 11 pm at The Millstone at Adams Pond. The Mane Event will feature live bluegrass entertainment, food, and a silent auction to raise funds for the recently seized Arabian horses. More...
The Columbia Star congratulates E.W. Cromartie, Columbia City Council District 2; Belinda Gergel, Columbia City Council District 3; and Daniel Rickenmann, Columbia City Council At- Large; for their victories April 1, 2008.
Roll call Columbia City Council convened about 9 am Wednesday, April 2. All members of council were present: Daniel Rickenmann, Sam Davis, E.W. Cromartie, Mayor Bob Coble, Anne Sinclair, Tameika Isaac Devine, and Kirkman Finlay III. More...
NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE Unclaimed merchandise in storage at Rosewood/Sumter St. Storage. Sale will be held Friday, April 25 at 11:00 AM at 410 Superior St., Columbia, SC 29205. More...
With heirloom tomatoes returning to garden centers and seed catalogs, the opportunity for great tasting tomatoes in gardens are within reach. Heirloom tomatoes took a back row since the 1950s when corporate and commercial farming emerged to feed a post WWII burgeoning population and to change the ... More...
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